diff --git a/tests/unittests/tests-gnrc_netif_pktq/Makefile b/tests/unittests/tests-gnrc_netif_pktq/Makefile
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+++ b/tests/unittests/tests-gnrc_netif_pktq/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.base
diff --git a/tests/unittests/tests-gnrc_netif_pktq/Makefile.include b/tests/unittests/tests-gnrc_netif_pktq/Makefile.include
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+++ b/tests/unittests/tests-gnrc_netif_pktq/Makefile.include
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+USEMODULE += gnrc_netif_pktq
+
+CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_GNRC_NETIF_PKTQ_POOL_SIZE=4
diff --git a/tests/unittests/tests-gnrc_netif_pktq/tests-gnrc_netif_pktq.c b/tests/unittests/tests-gnrc_netif_pktq/tests-gnrc_netif_pktq.c
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+++ b/tests/unittests/tests-gnrc_netif_pktq/tests-gnrc_netif_pktq.c
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Freie Universität Berlin
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+ * directory for more details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @author  Martine Lenders <m.lenders@fu-berlin.de>
+ */
+
+#include "embUnit.h"
+
+#include "net/gnrc/netif/conf.h"
+#include "net/gnrc/netif/pktq.h"
+
+#include "tests-gnrc_netif_pktq.h"
+
+gnrc_netif_t _netif;
+
+static void set_up(void)
+{
+    while (gnrc_netif_pktq_get(&_netif)) { }
+}
+
+static void test_pktq_get__empty(void)
+{
+    TEST_ASSERT_NULL(gnrc_netif_pktq_get(&_netif));
+}
+
+static void test_pktq_put__full(void)
+{
+    gnrc_pktsnip_t pkt;
+
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < CONFIG_GNRC_NETIF_PKTQ_POOL_SIZE; i++) {
+        TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, gnrc_netif_pktq_put(&_netif, &pkt));
+    }
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(-1, gnrc_netif_pktq_put(&_netif, &pkt));
+}
+
+static void test_pktq_put_get1(void)
+{
+    gnrc_pktsnip_t pkt_in, *pkt_out;
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, gnrc_netif_pktq_put(&_netif, &pkt_in));
+    TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL((pkt_out = gnrc_netif_pktq_get(&_netif)));
+    TEST_ASSERT(&pkt_in == pkt_out);
+}
+
+static void test_pktq_put_get3(void)
+{
+    gnrc_pktsnip_t pkt_in[3];
+
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+        TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, gnrc_netif_pktq_put(&_netif, &pkt_in[i]));
+    }
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+        gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt_out;
+
+        TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL((pkt_out = gnrc_netif_pktq_get(&_netif)));
+        TEST_ASSERT(&pkt_in[i] == pkt_out);
+    }
+}
+
+static void test_pktq_push_back__full(void)
+{
+    gnrc_pktsnip_t pkt;
+
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < CONFIG_GNRC_NETIF_PKTQ_POOL_SIZE; i++) {
+        TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, gnrc_netif_pktq_put(&_netif, &pkt));
+    }
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(-1, gnrc_netif_pktq_push_back(&_netif, &pkt));
+}
+
+static void test_pktq_push_back_get1(void)
+{
+    gnrc_pktsnip_t pkt_in, *pkt_out;
+
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, gnrc_netif_pktq_push_back(&_netif, &pkt_in));
+    TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL((pkt_out = gnrc_netif_pktq_get(&_netif)));
+    TEST_ASSERT(&pkt_in == pkt_out);
+}
+
+static void test_pktq_push_back_get3(void)
+{
+    gnrc_pktsnip_t pkt_in[3];
+
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+        TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, gnrc_netif_pktq_push_back(&_netif, &pkt_in[i]));
+    }
+    for (unsigned i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+        gnrc_pktsnip_t *pkt_out;
+
+        TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL((pkt_out = gnrc_netif_pktq_get(&_netif)));
+        TEST_ASSERT(&pkt_in[3 - i - 1] == pkt_out);
+    }
+}
+
+static void test_pktq_empty(void)
+{
+    gnrc_pktsnip_t pkt_in;
+
+    TEST_ASSERT(gnrc_netif_pktq_empty(&_netif));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, gnrc_netif_pktq_put(&_netif, &pkt_in));
+    TEST_ASSERT(!gnrc_netif_pktq_empty(&_netif));
+    TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(gnrc_netif_pktq_get(&_netif));
+    TEST_ASSERT(gnrc_netif_pktq_empty(&_netif));
+    TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL_INT(0, gnrc_netif_pktq_push_back(&_netif, &pkt_in));
+    TEST_ASSERT(!gnrc_netif_pktq_empty(&_netif));
+    TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(gnrc_netif_pktq_get(&_netif));
+    TEST_ASSERT(gnrc_netif_pktq_empty(&_netif));
+}
+
+static Test *test_gnrc_netif_pktq(void)
+{
+    EMB_UNIT_TESTFIXTURES(fixtures) {
+        new_TestFixture(test_pktq_get__empty),
+        new_TestFixture(test_pktq_put__full),
+        new_TestFixture(test_pktq_put_get1),
+        new_TestFixture(test_pktq_put_get3),
+        new_TestFixture(test_pktq_push_back__full),
+        new_TestFixture(test_pktq_push_back_get1),
+        new_TestFixture(test_pktq_push_back_get3),
+        new_TestFixture(test_pktq_empty),
+    };
+
+    EMB_UNIT_TESTCALLER(pktq_tests, set_up, NULL, fixtures);
+
+    return (Test *)&pktq_tests;
+}
+
+void tests_gnrc_netif_pktq(void)
+{
+    TESTS_RUN(test_gnrc_netif_pktq());
+}
+
+/** @} */
diff --git a/tests/unittests/tests-gnrc_netif_pktq/tests-gnrc_netif_pktq.h b/tests/unittests/tests-gnrc_netif_pktq/tests-gnrc_netif_pktq.h
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index 0000000000..c7443df293
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unittests/tests-gnrc_netif_pktq/tests-gnrc_netif_pktq.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Freie Universität Berlin
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+ * directory for more details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup unittests
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief   unittests for the `gnrc_netif_pktq` module
+ *
+ * @author  Martine Lenders <m.lenders@fu-berlin.de>
+ */
+#ifndef TESTS_GNRC_NETIF_PKTQ_H
+#define TESTS_GNRC_NETIF_PKTQ_H
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief   The entry point of this test suite.
+ */
+void tests_pktqueue(void);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* TESTS_GNRC_NETIF_PKTQ_H */
+/** @} */